Entry № 0621 · Maltese origin

Karmena Karmena — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kar-MEH-nah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Maltese

Meaning

"Garden, vineyard (of Mt. Carmel)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Maltese)

The meaning

A name that means "garden, vineyard (of mt. carmel)".

Karmena is the Maltese form of Carmen — from the Hebrew karmel, the vineyard of Mount Carmel in Israel. The Maltese spelling reflects the Semitic-influenced phonology of Maltese (the only Semitic language written in Latin script).

Karmena is widely used in Malta.

Vineyard of Carmel. The Maltese Carmen.

Popularity

Where Karmena stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Karmena · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Karmenas before her.

Real people

Karmena

Common Maltese name.

In fiction

Karmena

Common in Maltese fiction.

Names connected to Karmena.

Numerology

The number behind Karmena.

The Free Spirit

Karmena reduces to five — the number of Maltese Carmen.

Parents on Karmena

Why families chose this name.

"Maltese Carmen. Seven letters. Karmena."

Marie · Mother of one · Valletta